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educated

adjective
educated pronunciation English ˈedʒukeɪtɪd educated pronunciation American ˈedʒukeɪtɪd
 
1 -educated having had the kind of education mentioned; having been to the school, college or university mentionedprivately educated childrena British-educated lawyerHe's a Princeton-educated Texan.2 having had a high standard of education; showing a high standard of educationan educated and articulate personthe educated eliteHe spoke in an educated voice.
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an educated guess

a guess that is based on some degree of knowledge, and is therefore likely to be correct